R. v. Zacharias: SCC to Consider Alleged Charter Breaches in Drug Trafficking Case
On May 15, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada [“SCC” or “the Court”] will hear the appeal of R. v. Zacharias, 2022 ABCA 112 [“Zacharias”]. The appeal is from the...
Tagged: Charter breach
R v Hilbach: SCC Holds Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Firearm Offence is Constitutional
Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) heard three cases in relation to the constitutionality of certain firearm offences with mandatory minimums in the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c...
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in IP Addresses? SCC to Decide R v Bykovets
There have been a number of landmark cases where the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered and provided guidance on “the limits on informational privacy in the digital age” (Bykovets,...
R. v. Tim: SCC Upholds Convictions Despite Unconstitutional Search
In R v Tim, 2022 SCC 12 [Tim], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) affirmed convictions for drug and firearm offences despite the initial arrest having been...
